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Jawa Economy motorcycles: how many are still registered?

377still registered

Jawa Economy motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 860 (1994 Q4) - 43.8% of that peak survives.

The decline has levelled off - survivor numbers have held steady over the last five years.

221 of the survivors (58.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

43.8% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 860

Declared off-road (SORN)221 · 58.6%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Jawa Economy nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Jawa Economy cars0still reg.

By year

All 377 surviving Jawa Economy motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1986 → 2000
2001000
198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
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On the road over time

Total Jawa Economy motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

860
1994log scale2026: 233
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Jawa Economy motorcycles split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

Up to 50cc377 motorcycles · 100%

Fuel

Petrol377 · 100%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.